push object to array in the javascript

Question

Is there a way to shorten or refactor this longVersion() function below? Any ideas is appreciated. Thanks!

https://replit.com/talk/share/convert-obj-to-ary/137799

const person = {
 name: 'Juan De la Cruz',
 job: 'Programmer',
}
function longVersion(person) {
 let aryPerson = []
 if (Array.isArray(person) && person.length > 0) {
 aryPerson = person
 } else {
 aryPerson.push(person)
 }
 return aryPerson
}
const result = longVersion(person)
console.log('longVersion:', result)
//output: longVersion: [ { name: 'Juan De la Cruz', job: 'Programmer' } ]

• Cerbrus: So, if your input is an object, you want an array containing that object out, and if it's an array, you want just that array out?
• Dane Brouwer: Pretty sure this belongs on codereview.stackexchange.com
• Arman O: Thanks for sharing the links sir.

Answer 1

If all you want to do is convert the input to an array, if it isn't already an array, then this is enough:

const person = { name: 'Juan De la Cruz', job: 'Programmer' };
function toArray(person) {
 return Array.isArray(person) ? person : [person];
}
const result = toArray(person);
console.log('toArray:', result);

• Arman O: Hmm, this is nice. Thanks